Lesson 114: God The Holy Spirit – Part 18

INTRODUCTION: We have learnt that the kingdom of God on earth started on the day of Pentecost. That you can be a part of that kingdom if you obtain the power that only the Holy Spirit can give, since the kingdom of God is not of words but of power. That all members of this kingdom are soldiers and our Commander-in-chief is Jesus Christ whose marching orders to us are (i) preach the Gospel (ii) heal the sick (iii) cleanse the lepers (iv) raise the dead (v) cast out demons Matt. 10:7-8, His promise is that He will supply the resources needed to carry out His orders and none will be excluded from the supply Acts 2:17-18. Tonight, we want to see some of the things that will happen if we carry out His orders as we continue our study of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit.

1. WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT IS IN MANIFESTATION LIGHT IS BORN
Wherever Holy Spirit-filled children of God are preaching or witnessing, light is always born, i.e. People are born again. Because all born again Christians are lights. This is because God is Light and His children are automatically lights too. God made the Sun Moon and Stars to give physical lights but He recreated us to give spiritual light to the world. Whenever the Gospel preached under the power of the Holy Spirit, Light shines into dark hearts and the understanding of men are enlightened and they become born again. Just as the heavens declare the glory of God all soldiers of the cross are called to do the same by bringing more people into light.

Gen. 1:1-3; James 1:17; Deut. 4:19; Matt. 5:14-16; Is. 60:19; John 1:9; 18:12; II Cor. 4:6; Eph. 1:18; I John 1:5; Ps. 84:11; Isa. 54:7; Rev. 21:23; 22:5; Ps. 19:5; I Pet. 2:9.

2. WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT MANIFESTS, THERE IS JOY: WHEN THERE IS JOY, THE HOLY SPIRIT MANIFESTS
When the Holy Spirit is manifesting through His children, there will be healings and miracles. Consequently, there will be joy. On the other hand, if we want the Holy Spirit to manifest, we can start by rejoicing. Therefore, if we want the Holy Spirit to be in perpetual manifestation in our midst, we must rejoice perpetually. Either while hoping for a miracle, in the midst of trials and temptations. In persecution or sufferings we can force the Holy Spirit to manifest simply be rejoicing.

Acts 3:1-8; 8:5-8; Jos. 6:15-16, 20; II Chr. 20:21-22; Acts 16:25-26; Phil. 4:4. Phil. 3:1; Rom. 12:12; Rom. 5:2-3; Ps. 34:1-2; 145:1-3; 146:1-2; Matt. 5:11-12; Acts 5:40-41; I Thes. 5:16-16; James 1:2-4; I Pet. 4:13.